Name
Session 06: CNC Retrofitting – Breathing New Life into Legacy Machines
Date & Time
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Speakers
Description
Hundreds of older machine tools in the U.S. are becoming more difficult to use and expensive to maintain. The good news! Older machine tools were built like tanks. They are often twice the weight of a newer machine with the same travel/footprint. The ball screws and other components were often overbuilt for most applications. Retrofitting new control and servo systems onto these machines can give the best of both worlds, offering a better-supported and more capable machine tool. Attendees will learn about the benefits of retrofitting machine tools. They will learn how to identify if their machine tool is a good candidate for retrofit, and how to get started. They will also learn the difference between “rebuild” and “control retrofit.”